June 11, 2012, Fredericksburg, Virginia: Mark Osborn, President and owner of Colonial Circuits announced recently that his company has acquired an ESI 5200 Laser as an integral part of upgrading their facility to handle the highest technology products including Micro and Stacked vias.

Speaking of acquiring this piece of equipment, Osborn said. “Buying the ESI 5200 represents a significant step in increasing our technology levels to satisfy our customers’ needs for next generation HDI/ Micro via printed circuit boards. One of the key factors in choosing the ESI 5200 was the fact that it was built in America. Colonial has made “Buy American” a key component of their decision making process when possible. We feel that this is important to us as a vendor to American defense and aerospace companies not to mention as U.S citizens.

Colonial Circuits provides circuit boards fabricated with a wide range of microwave materials including metal backed PTFE composites, thermal and electrically conductive adhesives and laser sculpting/profiling. It is a USA based company, experienced in Military, Medical and Telecommunications industries; Colonial approvals include Mil-PRF-31032, Mil-P-50884, Mil-P-55110 and ITAR. They do everything from prototype to medium volume, with deliveries in as little as 8 hours Colonial Circuits offers a very wide range of technologies including Flex and Rigid Flex, HDI, Blind/Buried vias, laser drilling, micro filled vias, controlled depth drill/rout, sequential laminations, hybrid-constructions/mixed laminates and heavy copper circuitry. Their specialty, is addressing the needs of their customers whatever they are.